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"Up the Ridge" gives an in-depth look at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Wise County, VA. Wallens Ridge State Prison, the newest prison built to prop up the region's sagging coal economy. Letters received by Nick and Amelia describe human rights violations and racial tension between staff and inmates. This film offers viewers an in-depth look at the United States prison industry and the social impact of moving hundreds of thousands of inner-city minority offenders to distant rural outposts. Up to the Ridge explores competing political agendas that align government policy with human rights violations, and political expediencies that bring communities into racial and cultural conflict with tragic consequences.

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